CPD OF TEACHERS

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Dear Ahlconites,

While you were away, This is how teachers spent their days.......
.......Their learning journey.......

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

HINDI/SANSKRIT DEPARTMENT

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT

    SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

COMPUTER DEPARTMENT

    GERMAN DEPARTMENT   

    ACTIVITY/SPORTS DEPARTMENT

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Report on Presentation for Iraq School

Ms Sunanda S Kumar is a  SUSI (Study of United States Institutes) 2018 alumni who was selected as a research scholar at University of Montana, USA among 19 participants from all over the world. As a part of this prestigious programme, all participants share a collaborative platform with each other and engage in healthy discussions on innovative educational strategies in their respective countries  from time to time.

One of such initiatives was an invitation to Ms.Sunanda by Gifted Students' School (GSS) in Iraq as a resource person on Tuesday, 19^th August 2020 to give an online presentation on “Indian experience of Virtual teaching during COVID 19”. The Principals of 7 GSS in Iraq, along with their assistants, had attended this enriching session. Mr Ahmed Al-Hajjaj, Associate Headmaster for Academic Affairs, Busra Gifted Students' School is also one of the SUSI 2018 alumni, who coordinated this programme from Iraq.

The session focussed on various methodologies implemented in Ahlcon to maintain a continuous virtual teaching-learning process during the pandemic. Principal, Mr Sanjay Yadav and Assistant Headmistress (Middle Section), Ms Sunita Rajiv also attended the session and gave their valuable inputs. 

Ms.Sunanda began the session by introducing the school and its infrastructure to the guests. She then explained various innovative  strategies such as virtual classroom using Microsoft teams, revised time table with asynchronous classes, reduced syllabus, SDG based  science curriculum, and digital tools  like videos, PPTs, Podcasts, Kahoot, Mentimeter etc. She emphasized the importance of physical fitness and mental health of children with the help of well being classes. She also discussed various parameters of assessment during online classes and how students can be motivated to study during these difficult times. The programme concluded with a question-answer session initiated by the guests where the Principal and AHM also interacted. It was a great platform to share information with everyone.  The guests appreciated the session and looked forward to more such endeavours.

Sunanda S Kumar

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Workshop on  Item Designing

Ms. Sunanda. S. Kumar conducted an online workshop on Item Designing for the teachers of Middle section on Saturday, 8^th August 2020.The main purpose of this workshop was to achieve the following objectives for the continuous and comprehensive professional growth of staff:

ü To understand whether teaching is producing the intended learning.

ü To know what abilities are tested in existing testing scenario.

ü To address the issues in the teaching learning process and how learning occurs across age groups?

ü To gain in- depth knowledge of policies and standards of items and tests through extensive discussions, group activities and faculty interactions,

Ms. Sunanda emphasized the need to expose the students to various types of questions while teaching and simultaneously develop a valid, reliable, objective and practical evaluation tool for the 21st century learners. She reiterated the need for careful planning and inter disciplinary meeting to evolve a comprehensive pedagogy and to make teaching learning more effective. Ms. Sunita Rajiv highlighted the importance of Bloom’s Taxonomy in setting HOTs questions.

The teachers were updated with a range of activities to enhance their skills to assess three domains of knowledge i.e. cognitive, affective & psycho motor skills. The workshop formed a platform for the teachers to understand the hierarchy of educational targets. It gave an insight into the strengths and limitations of different forms of questions and techniques of setting a balanced paper.

Sunanda S Kumar

TGT Science

Ahlcon International School

 

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Report- Kinderuni Online Seminar

On 7^th Aug 2020, all the science teachers and German teachers attended the  online Seminar on the topic “The German digital Kinderuniversity”. The German Digital Kinderuniversity of the Goethe-Institut is an innovative educational project encouraging children’s ability to think creatively. The abbreviation KINDERUNI is composed of the German words "Kinder" (children) and “Uni” (short for university ). It is an educational space meant primarily for children in the age group 8 to 12.  The Kinderuni encourages children to look for answers to science related questions on their own and satisfy their thirst for knowledge. Ms. Stefanie Singh from Goethe-Institut Boston had taken the session, wherein she introduced many innovative activities related to the Kinderuniversity which science teachers implement in their class and German teachers can teach vocabulary to the students.

We learnt about the goals, content, and materials of the digital Kinderuniversity . It was indeed a great learning experience for us. 

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 HUB OF LEARNING

Mr. Sanjay Yadav, Principal of Ahlcon International School conducted a session on 18^th July, 2020 on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and emphasized that it is the capacity to effectively negotiate complex social relationships and manage one’s emotions wisely. SEL is identified with five components such as Self-awareness, Self-management, Social awareness, Relationship skills and Responsible decision making. It was highlighted that today’s kids need more empathy, attention span, and internal motivation. A case study was also shared on bullying behaviour and some activities were suggested to encourage SEL. It was highlighted that as educators of 21st century learners, teachers should focus on SEL of kids which is the need of the hour and support them to develop their emotional intelligence as well along with academic intelligence.

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MS TEAM: The Portal for E-Classes

Covid-19 pandemic took the world by surprise. It has affected everyone without exception and completely upended daily life of everyone, especially students. Educationists became acutely aware that children‟s learning must continue through this period of uncertainty and that an effective schedule needs to be carved for students. This led to the task of selecting an effective, reliable, and safe medium to serve students' needs as well as aspirations of parents. After thorough research, we at Ahlcon International School, gave a nod for Microsoft Teams as it can seamlessly connect both the teacher and the learner and is easily accessible on desktop(Windows, Mac, and Linux), web, and mobile (Android and iOS). Under the mentorship of Sunita Mam, middle section teachers took up the challenge of conducting their online classes on this new platform. They efficaciously guided the parents about the usage by sharing the step-to-step prepared diligently by Ms. Lovey Gupta. This digital hub has also brought conversations, content, assignments, and apps together in one place, letting educators create vibrant learning environments for their learners. This platform has been proving its utility by building strong and reliable collaborative classrooms and connecting learning communities well. Teams‟ key features of providing educators to quickly converse with students, sharing files and websites, and creating and grading assignments make it unique and accepted. Interactive lessons and effective and timely feedback are making Teams E -classes well accepted in this critical time of Covid -19.Parents have widely expressed their satisfaction and gratitude towards the school and teachers for leveraging the right platform and taking care of the students in such an effective way.

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‘Report on Annual Training cum Orientation Programme for School Heads on Examination 2020’

Imparting and gaining knowledge is like a well of water that quenches the innate thirst of growing. Keeping the same essence, on 30^th January,2020. Ahlcon International School conducted ‘Annual Training Cum Orientation Programme for school Heads on Examination 2020’ in the school premises.

More than 60 Principals and School Heads of various schools ,got an opportunity to be acquainted with the nuances of Examination polices, rules and regulations prescribed by CBSE for the classes 10^th and 12^th.

Dr Ram Shankar , Joint Secretary (COE) and  Mr J. K. Yadav ,Regional Officer CBSE , were the chief guests of the workshop. They guided the audience about the significance of this training session. Principal , Ahlcon International School, Mr. Sunjay Yadav took the baton of this training session by pouring light on the important points related to board examination. Director –Ahlcon groups of school, Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey applauded the efforts put in for this session.

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Atal Tinkering Lab Workshop

REPORT ON VIRTUAL REALITY WORKSHOP

NAME OF THE PROGRAMME/EVENT: WORKSHOP ON VIRTUAL REALITY

TARGET GROUP: TEACHERS

DATE: 02.03.2019

VENUE: VEATIVE LABS PVT. LTD.B-121, SECTOR 67, NOIDA, UP

“Virtual reality in education connects learners with concepts in a vivid manner, regardless of where they are in the world.”

As there is immense potential in bringing the curriculum to life using virtual reality experiences therefore we need to embrace technology to merge the gap between our learners who are digital natives and the digital migrant teachers. Keeping this wider goal in mind, an enriching workshop was organized by Ahlcon International School in collaboration with Veative private limited on the topic ‘Virtual Reality in education’ on 2.03.2019 at the well-equipped Veative lab located in sector 67, Noida. Eighteen educators including five from the Middle section participated in the workshop which offered an amazing, interactive and immersive technologically rich experiences along with VR innovation specifically in the arena of STEM concepts.

It used immersive strategies such as 3 Dimension, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality with an objective to bring significant educational transformation to keep pace with the 21st century global learners. The teachers were acquainted with the core strengths of virtual reality technology that lies in the visualization and simulation of learning content, foregrounding a richly experimental mode of acquiring, absorbing and retaining knowledge. The virtual reality session familiarized teachers with the VR headgear with which they were able to maneuver their way into various 3D concepts which unleashed the power of digital innovation by making learning transformative in the classroom. It proved to be a synergistic confluence between our experience of reality and the fertile creativity of technology.

It was an engaging experience that enriched the teachers with the potent technology which inclined towards making the classroom experiences impactful and long lasting. The Workshop was very informative as it brought learning to life through innovative learning tools which are bound to inspire and motivate learners to imbibe the knowledge pertaining to abstract situations in an effective manner.

Report By-

Ms. Jyoti Kumari & Ms. Prerna Anand

(TGT Social Science) (TGT English)

Report on Workshop-Teacher like Quality (TLQ)

 

A workshop “Teacher like Quality-TLQ” was conducted by Ms. Harprit Manku and Ms. Ritika Kumar for all the teachers of the Middle Section on 24th November, 2018 in the school German Lab. The emphasis of the workshop was to know the core quality of a good teacher which is 3C’s i.e. Connect, Challenge, and Change.

The workshop began with a story highlighting commitment with the work.. An innovative activity was carried out and the participants came out with personal qualities of a teacher. The core qualities of a teacher was discussed which was followed by activities to discuss the characteristics of a teacher like creativity and Imagination and giving proper instructional command by the teacher.

The workshop concluded by self -actualization and self -reflection flow chart of a teacher which leads to TEACH, LEAD, TRANSFORM further transforming lives and community.

By- Ms. Harprit Manku and Ms. Ritika Kumar

Effective Communication Skills and Personality Development

A session on ‘Effective communication skills and personality development’ was conducted by Ms. Rachna Thapliyal who is a parent of one of our students in class VIII in the school auditorium on 31^st July 2018. Ms. Thapliyal who is a philanthropist at heart has been dedicatedly working for the underprivileged sections of the society. She has also designed a customized response for age related health issues that the people face. Active ageing, adding life to years has become her mantra. She is also working as an independent professional associated with various large and small non-profit organisations.

The workshop was of significant importance for our millennial learners who are to be equipped with dynamic communication skills. The students felt elated to brainstorm on communication as art or science. The resource person made the session very engaging and focused upon the importance of communication in our lives. She focused upon the means in which effective communication benefits us in life. The ease with which she delivered her ideas and expertise was surely commendable. The session was quite interactive and engrossed the students to a large extent.

While the school focuses to prepare the young minds for the dynamic future which is unknown and unidentified, grooming the communication skills of our learners will enable them to face the challenges of the future that awaits them. The session was a memorable experience for the students and provided an opportunity for the parent community and the teachers to collaborate effectivity to benefit the students.

PROGRESSIVE TEACHER: A LEARNER BY HEART

 

By Madhuri Dadhich

“Devices come and go, but progressive teachers who adapt will last longer than any other device,” quoted by Educator Andrew Marcinek.

Being a teacher! Isn’t it a beautiful act, a wonderful reality and a vocation of pride?
Teaching is not just any other profession! It’s a profession which gives me the ability to transform a raw human being into a creative, sensible citizen. 

To transform the student, continuing professional development (CPD) is the USP of Ahlcon thus, all teachers are self motivated and self directed.  As I believe, if I learn continuously then it will assure high level of expertise and will enable me to keep my professional skills and knowledge up-to- date. During summer break, I wanted to carry forward this legacy of learning therefore I did CELTA ((Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) from Cambridge. It is one of the most intensive, prestigious, and most widely recognized qualification as far as ELT (English Language Teaching) is concerned.

 I have learnt new techniques like, to teach grammar with context, teaching of sub- skills,  importance of elicitation in language learning and significance of CCQs ( concept check questions).  I have learnt various ways to teach students who struggle to learn English language and it will be easy to help and facilitate, if they have difficulty in learning. 

 I fully believe in the quote by Benjamin Franklin,” without continual growth and progress, words like improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”  I want to turn mirrors into windows that is to change a students’ focus from being self-centred to world-centred. The journey of being an ordinary teacher to a teacher as a facilitator, curriculum designer, moderator and a change maker is amazing.  

REPORT ON SCHOOL COUNSELORS AMELIORATION TRAINING

Expressions India is a school based outreach program for promotion of Life Skills, Values Education, School Health & Wellbeing

School Counselors' Amelioration training was organised by Expressions India on  JUNE 7th and 8th 2018, which was keenly attended by more than 30 school counsellors and allied professionals .Ms Namita Bhagat  and Ms Priya kapoor attened the workshop.

The training included the themes; Best Practices in School Guidance and Counselling Services : Emerging Roles, Responsibilities and Recommendations; Evolving Landscape of School Mental Health in India" Emerging Needs Emerging Solutions and The Art & Science of New age Parenting & Innovative Practices in School Mental Health Promotion, The program has aspired for over a decade to develop and nurture a supportive environment in schools conducive for promotion of life skills as abilities for positive and adaptive behaviours.

The various topics included  Gender Sensitization in Schools, Adolescent Health & Development, Exploring the Scientific Understanding of 'Life Skills Education', Managing Anger, Loss & Sadness & Stress Management, Adolescent Reproductive & Sexual Health (ARSH) & Preventing Substance Abuse, Family Bonding & Communication for the Adolescents.

Training of Master Trainers on School Based Adolescent Education Program was carried out by Expression India with the following aims and objectives:

To help school counsellors design and implement programs that meet the National Standards and establish school counselling as an integral part of the academic mission of their schools.

To move towards developing the National Standards for the school counselling profession to implement the goals deemed important by the profession, to promote its mission in educational reform and to ensure that all students have access to comprehensive school counseling programs as a part of their learning experience.

Report By Namita Bhagat

Councellor teacher

Experience as a SUSI Educator (2018-19)

Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) on Secondary Education sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State is an International platform to study a broad range of issues within the fields of education and American Studies. Ms.Sunanda S Kumar along with eighteen participants from all over the world as SUSI Educators went to the University of Montana, to explore the overall program theme through the lens of Liberty, Equality, and the American Dream. She also travelled to Helena, Charleston and Washington. Ms. Sunanda S Kumar gave a presentation named “Sustainability inspired by Treasure State Montana” to the Middle Section teachers on Saturday, 28/07/2018 in the computer lab in the presence of Principal Mr. Ashok Pandey and Headmistress Ms. Dimple Puri. She shared that the intensive academic research programme integrated with educational tour included Professional development courses, Curriculum Planning, Instructional strategies, Interactions with many dignitaries, Field Visits, Voluntary Work at Food Bank, Hands on Activities and Research Work.

 Ms.Sunanda highlighted that volunteerism and civic responsibility are the key concepts of American Society. She mentioned about her speaking opportunities at Home country presentation, Liaison Committee, Story Telling workshop, Missoula International School presentation, Sunrise Rotary Club and End of programme presentation as a part of this prestigious program. The Principal motivated the teachers with his valuable inputs and advised them to get inspired from good practices followed in global platforms. He emphasised that teachers have to be learners too and imbibe good quality education for the future generations. The teachers were delighted to know much about USA.

Ms. Sunanda S Kumar

TGT Science

Ahlcon International School

“Rubrics – An Assessment Tool”

          

A workshop “Rubrics – An Assessment Tool” was conducted by Ms. Divya Kapoor for all the teachers of the Middle Section on 6^th May, 2017 in the school German Lab. The emphasis of the workshop was to highlight the need of using rubrics for a fair, comprehensive and objective assessment.

The workshop began by discussing the requirement of assessment in every sphere of our lives. The group discoursed about the benefits of assessment also talked about the problems with the current assessment process. The presenter then focused upon the need of change in the field of assessment and how it can effectively be carried out.

An innovative cookie activity was carried out, during which all the participants were offered cookies to eat. Later they were asked to assess the cookie and rate it on a scale of 0 – 12. On comparing the marks given by the participants, many important points could be deduced. These included wide range of disparity in the marks allotted, using different parameters for judgement and also certain circumstantial parameters. The resource person then focused upon the fact that only if there was a pre-decided criterion for judgement, then the results would have been different from what they were now. Further, the different types of rubrics, their advantages/disadvantages and the imperative points to be focused upon while creating a rubric were discussed.

The workshop concluded, by a task performed by different subject groups wherein they chose one learning outcome from their domain and created a rubric for the same. The groups then shared their rubrics with all the participants. The workshop surely ignited the thought process of the participants and motivated then towards using rubrics for a nondiscriminatory and wide spread technique of assessment.

 By: Ms. Divya Kapoor

Evoking Excellence

Ahlcon not only provides holistic development to the students but the teachers here are also given the same experience. The same was the purpose of the ‘Evoking Excellence’ workshop. This workshop was organized by Swami Chidrupanandaji. He has been associated with Chinmaya Mission right from his childhood and was guided by pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji. A magnet of love for youngsters, a guide and mentor to young parents and elders, swamijis dynamic teachings and approach to life have inspired many and turned the Noida center into a vibrant hub of spiritual activity.

In the first half of the workshop Dr. Jawahar Surishetti (A well-known educationist, New York Times – Da Vinci Innovator and Advisor to Government of Chattisgarh and Government of India) enlightened us with his words. He spoke about how to develop interest in students for education. The only way to do this is by bridging the gap between students and teachers and give students responsibility so that they are responsible at the same time. He added if education is mixed with emotions it could stay with students forever, learning is best when we focus with our mind body and soul or in other words if we use our 5 or 6 senses and giving students real life examples this will help them to relate with it and they shall never forget it.

In the second half of the workshop Swami Chidrupanandji gave us the insight of his thoughts he explained about the personality tree

·         Character - is the fragrance of the personality.

·         Culture - is the root of the character.

·         Values - are like the branches of the personality tree

·         Education - is watering the tree of personality tree.

·         Health - is the leaves, flowers and the fruits of the personality tree.

Overall the workshop was very enlightening a great source of learning it will defiantly help in a better understanding of teaching and learning.

Ms. Manisha Tripathi 

German Teacher’s Training Conference in Udaipur

Ahlcon International School has a strong belief in giving ample opportunities to both the students as well as the teachers for their holistic development in every sphere of life.

On 22^nd April and 23^rd April 2017, German teacher Ms. Binny Rawal got a golden opportunity to attend two days (Annual InDaF Conference) which was organized by InDaf  team in collaboration with  Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi.

A detailed presentation on “New syllabus of German” was given by Ms. Milan Sharma (Member of InDaf team), in which she briefed us the new pattern of CBSE in examination and syllabus.

Several Parallel Workshops were conducted: Web tools, is writing easy or difficult in classroom?, Learning  Language with pictures, Culture of Germany in a German Class, Introduction of various new Projects and Theatre as a medium in German Class.

The overall experience of this workshop was enriching, fruitful and great learning.

Report on WWF Workshop

Ahlcon International School is always at the forefront in adopting various educational programmes, highlighting current challenges and opportunities in environment protection. It is our constant endeavour to arouse a sense of responsibility and accountability in the younger generation. As a part of such initiatives, Ms. Sunanda and Ms. Shweta along with four students of class 8 attended a two day workshop “One Planet Workshop Series: Awakening the Green Gene in You” by WWF- India in association with Puffin India on 11th April and 12^th April 2017.  

Workshop on Day 1 focussed on the theme “Actioning Environmental Education in Schools.” It included brainstorming and icebreaking sessions with quiz, games, videos etc to emphasise on the need of green activities in schools.

Day 2 was marked with a session with Nayanika Mahtani, author of the bestselling children’s book ‘Ambushed’. Commitment to save tigers was reflected upon by the author.Enlightened interactive session with the author gave an opportunity to the students to prove themselves as, “Solution Finders” to resolve imbalance in the eco system. The session, “Green Surprise for students” brought sheer joy with wild life documentaries, puzzles and quiz in which one of the students won first prize. The workshop concluded with the launch of the monthly e-newsletter ‘Wisdom Nuggets’ and an invitation to participate in WWF-India’s Wild Wisdom Quiz 2017.

Sunanda S Kumar

Coordinator

Environmental Education

REPORT

GANDHI JAYANTI AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

30^th September 2016

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and United Nations International Day of Non – Violence, Sarvodaya International Trust and India International Centre presented Dastan-e-Ghandhi ( a narration of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s Life in the tradition of dastangoi by Fouzia Dastango and Fazal Rashid .

The presentation was followed by a twelve-minute musical rendition by students of Springdales School, Pusa Road. Mr. Ashok Vajpeyi was the chief Guest of the function. The Presentation was very good and people were completely engrossed in the dastangoi presented by the narrators .

Kumud Kapoor

Senior Librarian 

REPORT

Interactive Session

National Book Trust

20 Students from middle school  participated in an interactive session held by National Book Trust, Government of India at Pragati Maidan , New Delhi on 1^st September 2016. The session  was conducted by four authors Ms. Fauzia Dastar Goi  ,  Mr. Kishor Srivastava , Mr. Prayag Shukla and Ms. Navin Menon

The session was attended by two more schools Dwarka International school and   NGO Akshaya Pratishthan along with our school.

It was a two hour session where all the authors narrated beautiful stories and also sang songs with the children . After the session children  from different schools narrated the stories and discussed about their love for books and reading. Participants will get certificates from National Book Trust.

Kumud Kapoor

Senior Librarian

Ahlcon International School

“IDEAS TO INNOVATION” – WORKSHOP

Two teachers from Middle Section – Ms. Leena Narang and Mr. Mayank Dugar attended a workshop on “Ideas to Innovation” organized by NPSC (National Progressive Schools Conference) and DLF Public School, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad with intellectual content provided by BiBOX Labs. The central idea of the workshop was to enable the teachers to develop the necessary attitudes and skills in the young learners so that then can become successful entrepreneurs. 40 teachers from 17 different schools of Delhi-NCR brainstormed together thinking about an idea, planning the logistics, developing the prototype and presenting their innovation. The workshop equipped the teachers with methods and techniques to stimulate students’ creativity and innovation skills.

REPORT ON THE INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH 
KEN SPILLMAN AND SUVIDHA MISTRY

 “IT IS THE WRITER WHO MIGHT CATCH THE IMAGINATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND PLANT A SEED THAT WILL FLOWER AND COME TO FRUITION.”

                                                                                                                              -ISSAC ASIMOV

In pursuance of their abilities and talents, the voracious readers of Middle section participated in an interactive session with the prominent children’s author KEN SPILLMAN and the illustrator SUVIDHA MISTRY, organized by the National Book Trust of India on 10^th August 2016.

In the auspicious presence of Baldev Bhai Sharma, Chairperson NBT, Mr. Ken brought to light the idea of imagination and shared with the students the different ways to exercise one’s imagination. In the most entertaining and inspiring manner, the author-illustrator duo read a book, ‘RAHUL AND THE DREAM BAT’ for the budding authors.

Suvidha Mistry conducted an illustration workshop for the participants and they learnt the intricacies of the art of illustration. This was followed by the question-answer session and the participants enthusiastically interacted with the speakers. The session culminated with the vote of thanks by Ms. Mithilesh, librarian National Book Trust of India. The session was a great learning and fun for everyone in attendance.

  

REPORT PREPARED BY- DAMODAR PARDHI